Widener Waterworks, AR
No lead results on file with EPA
Latest 90th-percentile lead: no result on file. The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. EPA's database has no Lead and Copper Rule results for this system. Without them there is nothing to go on, so a tap test is the only way to know.
Who runs the water here
Widener Waterworks serves about 507 people through 205 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in St. Francis County, Arkansas. EPA system ID: AR0000538; phone on file: 870-633-8239. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Other water systems in St. Francis County
8 other systems share St. Francis County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Forrest City Waterworks | 9,986 | 1 ppb |
| Hughes Community Water Assoc | 2,195 | - |
| Palestine Water Association | 1,649 | - |
| Caldwell Water | 1,585 | - |
| St Francis Rural Water Assoc | 1,103 | - |
| Colt Water Association | 997 | - |
| Hughes Waterworks | 987 | - |
| Wheatley Waterworks | 573 | - |
Next steps for Widener, AR
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Widener, AR may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Widener Waterworks whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.